Unit 9 Heart disease

Question	Answer
Heart disease	A term for a group of illnesses that affect the heart
Atherosclerosis	A heart disease in which fatty materials accumulate in the arteries and harden the artery walls.
Coronary artery diasease	A heart disease in which the arteries become clogged and narrowed, preventing blood from reaching the heart.
Angioplasty	A surgical procedure that widens and obstructed blood vessel by inserting a balloon and inflating it
Arrhythmia	A term for a group of illnesses involving irregular electrical activity in the heart.
Stent	It is that technique where a temporary tubular tube is placed into the snake vessel to relieve obstruction.
Harden	It occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up on the walls of the arteries.
Cholesterol	It is a fat-like substance found in arterial walls.
Bypass	It is a channel that allows flow when the main one is blocked
Smoking	The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco by sucking on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.

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